Ultimate Health & Medical Awareness Days Calendar 2025
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Oct 26, 2025 
20 mins to read The Ultimate Global Health & Medical Calendar 2025
A comprehensive guide to global and national health awareness days, weeks, and months for healthcare professionals. Use this resource to plan, educate, and advocate throughout the year.
Key Health Awareness Months
| January | Cervical Health Awareness Month |
| February | Heart Health Month |
| March | Endometriosis Awareness Month |
| April | Bowel Cancer Awareness Month; Parkinson's Awareness Month |
| May | Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month; Stroke Awareness Month |
| June | Men's Health Month |
| July | Dry July (Alcohol Abstinence); Sarcoma Awareness Month |
| September | World Alzheimer's Month; Childhood Cancer Awareness Month |
| October | Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Mental Health Month (Australia) |
| November | Movember (Men's Health); Lung Cancer Awareness Month |
January
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Jan 4 | World Braille Day Recognizing the importance of braille as a means of communication for blind and partially sighted people. |
| Jan 30 | World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day Advocating for action to combat diseases affecting the world's most vulnerable populations. |
February
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Feb 4 | World Cancer Day Uniting to fight against the global cancer epidemic and "Close the Care Gap." |
| Feb 11 | International Day of Women and Girls in Science Promoting full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. |
| Feb 15 | International Childhood Cancer Day Raising awareness and expressing support for children and adolescents with cancer. |
| Feb 28/29 | Rare Disease Day Raising awareness for rare diseases and improving access to treatment and medical representation. |
March
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Mar 3 | World Hearing Day Raising awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promoting ear and hearing care. |
| Mar 14 (2nd Thu) | World Kidney Day Focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the impact of kidney disease. |
| Mar 15 (Fri before Spring Vernal Equinox) | World Sleep Day A celebration of sleep and a call to action on important issues related to sleep. |
| Mar 21 | World Down Syndrome Day Advocating for the rights, inclusion, and well-being of people with Down syndrome. |
| Mar 24 | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day Building public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate it. |
April
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Apr 2 | World Autism Awareness Day Encouraging measures to raise awareness about people with autism spectrum disorder. |
| Apr 7 | World Health Day Marking the anniversary of the WHO's founding, with a different global health theme each year. |
| Apr 11 | World Parkinson's Day Raising awareness of Parkinson's disease, promoting a greater understanding of this condition. |
| Apr 17 | World Hemophilia Day Increasing awareness of hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. |
| Apr 24-30 | World Immunization Week Promoting the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. |
| Apr 25 | World Malaria Day Highlighting the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention. |
May
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| May 5 | World Hand Hygiene Day Mobilizing people around the world to increase adherence to hand hygiene in health care facilities. |
| May 12 | International Nurses Day Celebrating the contribution that nurses make to societies around the world. |
| May 17 | World Hypertension Day Promoting public awareness of hypertension and encouraging citizens to prevent and control it. |
| May 28 | International Day of Action for Women's Health Advocating for the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women worldwide. |
| May 31 | World No Tobacco Day Informing the public on the dangers of using tobacco and what people can do to claim their right to health. |
June
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Jun 14 | World Blood Donor Day Thanking voluntary blood donors and raising awareness of the need for regular blood donations. |
| Jun 19 | World Sickle Cell Awareness Day Increasing public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease. |
July
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Jul 28 | World Hepatitis Day Raising awareness of viral hepatitis and working towards its elimination. |
August
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Aug 1-7 | World Breastfeeding Week To protect, promote and support breastfeeding. |
September
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Sep 10 | World Suicide Prevention Day Providing worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. |
| Sep 17 | World Patient Safety Day Increasing public awareness and engagement for the safety of health care. |
| Sep 21 | World Alzheimer's Day Raising awareness and challenging the stigma that surrounds dementia. |
| Sep 29 | World Heart Day Informing people about cardiovascular diseases, their prevention and their global impact. |
October
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Oct 10 | World Mental Health Day Raising awareness of mental health issues and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. |
| Oct 12 | World Arthritis Day Raising awareness of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). |
| Oct 16 | World Spine Day Highlighting the burden of spinal pain and disability around the world. |
| Oct 20 | World Osteoporosis Day Dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. |
| Oct 24 | World Polio Day Marking the global efforts toward a polio-free world. |
November
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Nov 14 | World Diabetes Day The primary global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus. |
| Nov 17 | World Prematurity Day Raising awareness of preterm birth and the concerns of preterm babies and their families. |
| Nov 18-24 | World Antimicrobial Awareness Week Increasing awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR). |
December
| Date | Awareness Day & Focus |
|---|---|
| Dec 1 | World AIDS Day Uniting people in the fight against HIV, supporting those living with it, and commemorating the deceased. |
| Dec 3 | International Day of Persons with Disabilities Promoting the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society. |
| Dec 12 | Universal Health Coverage Day Calling for strong, equitable health systems that provide quality health care for all, everywhere. |
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